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CDC: Many doctors aren't advising obese patients to lose weight
Posted on Mon, Apr. 19, 2004
CDC: Many doctors aren't advising obese patients to lose weight DANIEL YEE Associated Press ATLANTA - Most doctors don't tell their obese patients they need to lose weight, despite a national obesity epidemic, federal officials said Monday. Only about 40 percent of doctors told their obese patients to lose weight in 2000, a decrease from 42.5 percent in 1994, said Dr. Omer Abid of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC study also found that patients who were advised to lose weight were nearly three times more likely to drop the excess pounds than those who did not have the discussion with their doctor, said Abid, who is in the CDC's division of nutrition and physical activity. "It is critical that the health care profession advise obese patients about weight," Abid said. "We need to investigate why advice from the health care profession is low." In 1998, federal guidelines urged health officials to council all obese patients to lose weight because obesity is a major risk factor for diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, heart disease and certain cancers. About 30 percent of all U.S. adults are obese, the CDC said. Doctors "should recognize that obesity, similar to hypertension and diabetes, is a chronic condition and as such requires continued follow up," Abid said. Some doctors have said they don't have enough formal training about obesity to feel confident in counseling their patients to lose weight. Other experts say the nation's obesity and diabetes epidemics come from doctors' ignorance on in other crucial health matters. "Physicians in general are illiterate about nutrition," as the amount of nutrition education doctors receive is either nonexistent or substandard, said Dr. Andrew Weil, founder and director of the Program in Integrative Medicine and author of "Eight Weeks to Optimum Health." ON THE NET CDC info: http://www.cdc.gov |
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Many doctors aren't advising obese patients to lose weight
"I Fraigun" wrote in message ... Posted on Mon, Apr. 19, 2004 CDC: Many doctors aren't advising obese patients to lose weight DANIEL YEE Associated Press ATLANTA - Most doctors don't tell their obese patients they need to lose weight, despite a national obesity epidemic, federal officials said Monday. Only about 40 percent of doctors told their obese patients to lose weight in 2000, a decrease from 42.5 percent in 1994, said Dr. Omer Abid of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC study also found that patients who were advised to lose weight were nearly three times more likely to drop the excess pounds than those who did not have the discussion with their doctor, said Abid, who is in the CDC's division of nutrition and physical activity. "It is critical that the health care profession advise obese patients about weight," Abid said. "We need to investigate why advice from the health care profession is low." In 1998, federal guidelines urged health officials to council all obese patients to lose weight because obesity is a major risk factor for diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, heart disease and certain cancers. About 30 percent of all U.S. adults are obese, the CDC said. Doctors "should recognize that obesity, similar to hypertension and diabetes, is a chronic condition and as such requires continued follow up," Abid said. Some doctors have said they don't have enough formal training about obesity to feel confident in counseling their patients to lose weight. Other experts say the nation's obesity and diabetes epidemics come from doctors' ignorance on in other crucial health matters. "Physicians in general are illiterate about nutrition," as the amount of nutrition education doctors receive is either nonexistent or substandard, said Dr. Andrew Weil, founder and director of the Program in Integrative Medicine and author of "Eight Weeks to Optimum Health." ON THE NET CDC info: http://www.cdc.gov This is so true. I have several asthmatic teenage patients who are extremely overweight. One needs a nebulizer treatment everytime she gets up and goes to the minikitchen to make herself ANOTHER sandwich. this is in addition to 3 meals per day. I've never seen anything in any of their charts saying that if they lost weight they would breathe better. My own experience has been that since I lost weight and eliminated breads and milk that I haven't had problems with my asthma. -- Lori 220/151/144 LC since 1/17/03 Devoted wife of Curtis, Stage 4 Prostate cancer at age 40 http://community.webshots.com/user/lorismiller-date |
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Many doctors aren't advising obese patients to lose weight
On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 15:37:28 GMT, "Lorelei"
, wrote: "I Fraigun" wrote in message ... Posted on Mon, Apr. 19, 2004 CDC: Many doctors aren't advising obese patients to lose weight DANIEL YEE Associated Press ATLANTA - Most doctors don't tell their obese patients they need to lose weight, despite a national obesity epidemic, federal officials said Monday. Only about 40 percent of doctors told their obese patients to lose weight in 2000, a decrease from 42.5 percent in 1994, said Dr. Omer Abid of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC study also found that patients who were advised to lose weight were nearly three times more likely to drop the excess pounds than those who did not have the discussion with their doctor, said Abid, who is in the CDC's division of nutrition and physical activity. "It is critical that the health care profession advise obese patients about weight," Abid said. "We need to investigate why advice from the health care profession is low." In 1998, federal guidelines urged health officials to council all obese patients to lose weight because obesity is a major risk factor for diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, heart disease and certain cancers. About 30 percent of all U.S. adults are obese, the CDC said. Doctors "should recognize that obesity, similar to hypertension and diabetes, is a chronic condition and as such requires continued follow up," Abid said. Some doctors have said they don't have enough formal training about obesity to feel confident in counseling their patients to lose weight. Other experts say the nation's obesity and diabetes epidemics come from doctors' ignorance on in other crucial health matters. "Physicians in general are illiterate about nutrition," as the amount of nutrition education doctors receive is either nonexistent or substandard, said Dr. Andrew Weil, founder and director of the Program in Integrative Medicine and author of "Eight Weeks to Optimum Health." ON THE NET CDC info: http://www.cdc.gov This is so true. I have several asthmatic teenage patients who are extremely overweight. One needs a nebulizer treatment everytime she gets up and goes to the minikitchen to make herself ANOTHER sandwich. this is in addition to 3 meals per day. I've never seen anything in any of their charts saying that if they lost weight they would breathe better. My own experience has been that since I lost weight and eliminated breads and milk that I haven't had problems with my asthma. Thank you for posting this important and on topic article as well as your professional commentary to SSFA. weight loss encouragement is our prime objective. Sarge |
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Many doctors aren't advising obese patients to lose weight
On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:19:53 -0700, Dawn Taylor
, wrote: On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:52:41 GMT, Seargent Snacker announced in front of God and everybody: Thank you for posting this important and on topic article as well as your professional commentary to SSFA. weight loss encouragement is our prime objective. Well, if you assweasels in SSFA would stop cross-posting your crap to alt.support.diet.* groups, you wouldn't have to read comments you don't like. I was being serious, Dawn. A group of normal health loving people has taken over SSFA and kicked the suicide freaks to the curb. SSFA is now a group that will actually be helpful and supportive to fat people by offering them current articles and support for healthier living. Keep sending the articles our way! Sarge Dawn |
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Many doctors aren't advising obese patients to lose weight
On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 18:03:38 GMT, Lady Veteran ,
wrote: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:19:53 -0700, Dawn Taylor wrote: On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:52:41 GMT, Seargent Snacker announced in front of God and everybody: Thank you for posting this important and on topic article as well as your professional commentary to SSFA. weight loss encouragement is our prime objective. Well, if you assweasels in SSFA would stop cross-posting your crap to alt.support.diet.* groups, you wouldn't have to read comments you don't like. Dawn Crossposting is originated by trolls. There is no one in SSFA that is crossposting. Take it to the idiot that started it. Sergeant idiot is a good place to start. LV One more thing, Dawn. Anyone who hasn't killfiled LV should go ahead and do so. She has been deemed a troll and has declared she will never stop replying to crossposts. She is not considered part of the new SSFA Sarge |
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Many doctors aren't advising obese patients to lose weight
You guys posted (again) to my particular NG so I just replied in kind.
Friends Forever Lori (see, it can work.) -- Lori 220/151/144 LC since 1/17/03 Devoted wife of Curtis, Stage 4 Prostate cancer at age 40 http://community.webshots.com/user/lorismiller-date "Seargent Snacker" wrote in message ... On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 15:37:28 GMT, "Lorelei" , wrote: "I Fraigun" wrote in message ... Posted on Mon, Apr. 19, 2004 CDC: Many doctors aren't advising obese patients to lose weight DANIEL YEE Associated Press ATLANTA - Most doctors don't tell their obese patients they need to lose weight, despite a national obesity epidemic, federal officials said Monday. Only about 40 percent of doctors told their obese patients to lose weight in 2000, a decrease from 42.5 percent in 1994, said Dr. Omer Abid of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC study also found that patients who were advised to lose weight were nearly three times more likely to drop the excess pounds than those who did not have the discussion with their doctor, said Abid, who is in the CDC's division of nutrition and physical activity. "It is critical that the health care profession advise obese patients about weight," Abid said. "We need to investigate why advice from the health care profession is low." In 1998, federal guidelines urged health officials to council all obese patients to lose weight because obesity is a major risk factor for diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, heart disease and certain cancers. About 30 percent of all U.S. adults are obese, the CDC said. Doctors "should recognize that obesity, similar to hypertension and diabetes, is a chronic condition and as such requires continued follow up," Abid said. Some doctors have said they don't have enough formal training about obesity to feel confident in counseling their patients to lose weight. Other experts say the nation's obesity and diabetes epidemics come from doctors' ignorance on in other crucial health matters. "Physicians in general are illiterate about nutrition," as the amount of nutrition education doctors receive is either nonexistent or substandard, said Dr. Andrew Weil, founder and director of the Program in Integrative Medicine and author of "Eight Weeks to Optimum Health." ON THE NET CDC info: http://www.cdc.gov This is so true. I have several asthmatic teenage patients who are extremely overweight. One needs a nebulizer treatment everytime she gets up and goes to the minikitchen to make herself ANOTHER sandwich. this is in addition to 3 meals per day. I've never seen anything in any of their charts saying that if they lost weight they would breathe better. My own experience has been that since I lost weight and eliminated breads and milk that I haven't had problems with my asthma. Thank you for posting this important and on topic article as well as your professional commentary to SSFA. weight loss encouragement is our prime objective. Sarge |
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Many doctors aren't advising obese patients to lose weight
On Tue, 20 Apr 2004, Seargent Snacker wrote:
On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 18:03:38 GMT, Lady Veteran , wrote: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:19:53 -0700, Dawn Taylor wrote: On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:52:41 GMT, Seargent Snacker announced in front of God and everybody: Thank you for posting this important and on topic article as well as your professional commentary to SSFA. weight loss encouragement is our prime objective. Well, if you assweasels in SSFA would stop cross-posting your crap to alt.support.diet.* groups, you wouldn't have to read comments you don't like. Dawn Crossposting is originated by trolls. There is no one in SSFA that is crossposting. Take it to the idiot that started it. Sergeant idiot is a good place to start. LV One more thing, Dawn. Anyone who hasn't killfiled LV should go ahead and do so. She has been deemed a troll and has declared she will never stop replying to crossposts. She is not considered part of the new SSFA Sarge Yes I agree. We need more articles like the OP wrote. Lady Veteran is an absolute troll and should be killfiled immediately. Please contribute more diet and weight loss articles. Thanks. Frankie Rappaport |
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